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Multiplix, operating system kernel for RISC-V and AArch64 SBCs

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Re: Multiplix, operating system kernel for RISC-V and AArch64 SBCs

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Post by deaddodo »

themerone wrote: post #2

I wonder why the developer picked the D language?

I wonder why that's something worth wondering about.

Maybe they like it? It's a perfectly reasonable systems language, even if it's not my personal favorite. It might be something questionable if they used Fortran or Algol-68, sure.

Re: Multiplix, operating system kernel for RISC-V and AArch64 SBCs

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Post by colejohnson66 »

zik wrote: post #8

Originally there was Multix. Then Unix was named as a reference to it. And now Multiplix is named as a reference to Unix. We've come full circle, just about.

I had the idea of making a Unix clone called "Mimix" a few years ago. Never got around to it, but thought the name was clever.

Re: Multiplix, operating system kernel for RISC-V and AArch64 SBCs

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Post by Philpax »

deaddodo wrote: post #3
themerone wrote: post #2

I wonder why the developer picked the D language?

I wonder why that's something worth wondering about. Maybe they like it? It's a perfectly reasonable systems language, even if it's not my personal favorite. It might be something questionable if they used Fortran or Algol-68, sure.

I think it's a fair question to ask; what particular qualities of D drew them off the beaten path for this kind of task?

Now, I know the answer as a former D acolyte - it's an interesting language with powerful abstractions, albeit hobbled in some ways - but most people don't, so I think it a reasonable question to ask.

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